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Taylor Fritz Is Cool, Calm and Collected
Taylor Fritz is in New York for the month, but, even in the throes of the 2024 US Open, the rising star is an embodiment of his SoCal upbringing: tan, floppy-haired, laid-back and level-headed, yet quietly, fiercely competitive. Born in San Diego to tennis titans – father Guy Fritz is a sought-after private coach and mother Kathy May played professionally – the younger Fritz was on the tennis court from the time he could walk. Literally: he had a tennis court in the backyard of his childhood home.Fritz is currently slotted at No. 12 on the ATP Tour, making him the highest-ranked American man in the sport. As the tennis world continues to debate what many call the “next generation of tennis” – an evolving theory on the players poised to eventually fill the shoes of the Big Three (Roger Fede...
Heavy Song of the Week: Purest Form Unleash Caustic Industrial Rock on “Burn”
The Los Angeles trio taps into the old-school industrial aesthetic on its new single. Heavy Song of the Week: Purest Form Unleash Caustic Industrial Rock on “Burn” Jon Hadusek
Best New Tracks: A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Travis Scott and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by A$AP Rocky, Big Sean and Travis Scott, who each released the single "Tailor Swif" and the albums Better Me Than You and the Live From Atlanta/Chopped & Screwed versions of Days Before Rodeo, respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Montell Fish, Fireboy DML, Destroy Lonely, Oasis, Doechii, Tommy Richman and BNYX with Yeat.A$AP Rocky - "Tailor Swif"In a surprising move, A$AP Rocky officially releases the previously-leaked cut "Tailor Swif." Known earlier as "Wetty," the Hitkidd-produced track has no real connection with Taylor Swift but does offer a fun little play on her name in the chorus. The song was debuted ...
The Union Muddled Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg’s Chemistry With a Nonsense Gimmick
The star-powered spy movie sits at the top of the Netflix chart this week. Number One on Netflix: The Union Muddles Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg’s Chemistry with Nonsense Gimmick Liz Shannon Miller
J Balvin Reminiscnes His Early Beginnings in ‘Rayo’
Mexico City was graced with the thrilling news that, alongside Medellín, it would become the second city J Balvin chose to launch his new album, Rayo. This event captivated his fans, opening a window into the creative world that José and his team have crafted for this project.This album largely revolves around his first car, a symbol for all the unique experiences from his early performances, tours as well as moments with his loved ones. On Rayo’s launch, Hypebeast had the opportunity to chat with the artist to discuss everything from the concept to the creative process behind the new album.How did the concept for Rayo came about?JB: O 'Neill was my right-hand man in creating Rayo. The album wasn’t really planned and the concept was more or less the last thing we thought of. Normally, I’d ...
How Monterey Car Week Is Becoming the “Future” of Car Culture
"They're everywhere. Everyone wants to be Shmee." As we pull into the Inn at Spanish Bay after dinner, our media group couldn't help but notice the massive influx of young, phone-in-hand content creators and car enthusiasts hovering around the Koenigsegg Gemera parked outside, with its Dihedral synchro-helix doors firmly propped up. Most of us scoffed and sighed but eventually we realized that this shift in demo is actually a good thing.During our week at Monterey for the annual Monterey Car Week, we consistently saw this connection between the youth and the week's events and couldn't help but draw parallels to the car culture that we experience regularly. What is your run-of-the-mill cars & coffee at your local Starbucks parking lot has now evolved – for all intents and purposes – int...
Best New Tracks: Travis Scott, Cash Cobain, Mk.gee and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by albums coming from Travis Scott, Cash Cobain, and Mura Masa and singles from Doechii, Jessie Reyez x Lil Wayne, Jaylen Brown x A$AP Ferg, Trippie Redd x LAZER DIM 700 x VonOff1700, Central Cee and Coldplay x Little Simz x Burna Boy x Elyanna x TINI.Travis Scott – DAYS BEFORE RODEO (10th Anniversary)A decade after its initial release, Travis Scott’s pivotal DAYS BEFORE RODEO album has landed on streaming services. A move that many thought La Flame might never make, the rapper has put his sophomore mixtape – which first dropped for free on August 18, 2014 – on Spotify, Apple Music and all other major DSPs. The 12-track offering surfaces ...
Song of the Week: Fontaines D.C.’s “In the Modern World” Is a Melancholy Rock Riot
The post-punk band steals the show with this standout song on their new album, Romance. Song of the Week: Fontaines D.C.’s “In the Modern World” Is a Melancholy Rock Riot Consequence Staff
For Harmony, the Internet Is One Big Playground
Harmony Tividad (now known eponymously as Harmony) does her best shopping on eBay. Among her recent purchases are a pink puff-sleeve ‘80s power suit and old Betsy Johnson earrings, the latter of which she notes is a domain no one is “locked in on yet.” With an amorphic sense of style that is best described as a Victorian-era Paris Hilton, she sees perusing eBay’s expansive archives as something of a sport — or, honestly, an addiction. Actually getting to wear the clothes post-purchase is a bonus, but, to her, the real fun lies in the mere potential of unearthing a niche brand or an over-the-top vintage piece.Scouring the internet for material – both metaphysical and in garment form – is familiar territory for the singer-songwriter, who will be releasing Gossip, her debut solo album, after ...
MAVI Has Made a Museum With ‘shadowbox’
How does shadowbox sound?According to MAVI, it’s a little like mixing powdered charcoal, a little glitter, and a little water.“It’s dark and murky and bubbly, but it’s also shiny and alluring.”It’s the duality of sounding one way and feeling the complete opposite that guides the spellbinding shadowbox, the third studio album from the 24-year-old rapper.MAVI drew heavy influence from The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression and Reflection – a book that compiles design practices, research, stories, and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens – to assist in the curation of the album, looking to build an exhibition that “feels different from how it sounds.”“It’s really pretty-sounding but the feelings conveyed aren’t pretty at all, and establishing that dichotomy was impo...
Simplicity Is Key for Hit-Boy
Hypebeast is conducting a series of conversations with producers to learn more about the oftentimes overlooked musicians behind the mixers. Though he’s best-known for his Grammy-winning contributions to Ye and Jay-Z’s “N*ggas In Paris,” Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE and Nas’ King’s Disease, Hit-Boy’s first production placement was “Forever,” a song from Jennifer Lopez’s 2007 album Brave.If your response to that was “Wait… I didn’t know Hit-Boy produced that,” that’s the exact response that fuels the producer’s artistry.“My sound is not having a sound,” he shares. “I like throwing people off. I like making people say ‘Damn, I didn’t even know Hit-Boy did this.’”And that versatile nature has been part of Hit-Boy’s career since those early days. Shortly after his contributions to Brave, he produced G...
Mahalia Is More Comfortable in Her Skin Than Ever
Despite receiving Grammy nominations and Billboard chart positions, Leicester-born Mahalia will never forget where she came from.The 26-year-old singer-songwriter has been working towards her current success since she was in school, telling Hypebeast that her mum would wake her up at five in the morning to take her from London studio sessions to books and studies in Birmingham.Growing up with a Black Jamaican mother and white British father, Mahalia’s family life was different from many of her childhood peers; she was encouraged to express her thoughts and frustrations, which in turn led to a plethora of emotional music, destined to stand the test of time.Mahalia’s early emotional maturity eventually led to her 2019 debut studio album, ‘Love and Compromise’, with the 13-tracker solidifying...
